Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Because ulnar nerve damage (even post-surgery) limits how far I can ride without aerobars to about 20 minutes, at which point my left hand goes numb, I've used aerobars on all my bikes since the mid-1990s. I don't do rides of greater duration than about 5 hours, but I never yearn to ride without them.
My least favorite setup is drops plus aerobars. My favorite is bullhorns plus aerobars. The combination of flat bars plus aerobars is close to being as good as the bullhorn configuration, although getting the right configuration for comfort and efficiency was tricky.
That's also why I need aerobars. Back in the 90s I flipped and cut my drops to make bullhorns, and with GrabOn foam and angled, that did some good, then added clip-ons, but for a few years I went recumbent because of hand pain, and neck pain from clip-ons that were too low. But the 'bent was such a pain to transport or even get in and out of the apartment with steps, and climbed poorly.
Regarding front cargo, I need to raise my aeros (on the folder, only bike I currently ride) about 75mm, but they do make a nice place to hang a bag.
I was going to bullhorn the bike above, until I realized that bullhorns are 40/42, maybe 44cm c-t-c, and bar ends on my flat bar are 58cm, way more comfortable for me now, I've been told I have wide shoulders for my height.
